Search Result for 'agronomist'

A 4th generation farmer at Wester Braikie Farms, Arbroath, Angus. Farm of about 320 hectares, 40 hectares typically dedicated to potatoes, 60 hectares of barley, 60 hectares of winter oilseed rape and roughly ...

A sequenced approach using a liquid nematicide with a new mode of action along with an existing granular product is the best strategy for tackling potato cyst nematode, according to trials carried out ...

Teralytic is a soil analytics company which enables farmers to grow more, using less product/enhancement/applications whilst reducing the environmental impact of agriculture.   Teralytic’s wireless probe contains 26 sensors which provide the most detailed soil quality data available, reporting soil moisture, salinity, pH, ...

Whether it is leaves or soils, the lab-in-a-box solution puts portable testing in hands of farmers and agrologists The METOS MobiLab provides soil and sap nutrient measurement in less than two hours. ...

NAPI—the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry—isn’t your typical family farm. For starters, it’s enormous, even by today’s standards of expansion and efficiency: 110,000 acres of cultivated land, with 74,000 of those acres under ...

SDI Planning and Design Considerations Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) is one of the most advanced methods of irrigation technology today. SDI gives farmers the ability to apply water and nutrients efficiently where and ...

COVID-19 could be an opportunity to bring new and diverse talent into the agriculture sector, as companies learn that geography is not a limit to many jobs. Trevor Heck, president of Syngenta ...

In the early 19th century, German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm made a name for themselves by putting pen to paper to create heroes who utilized a mix of courage, magic and good ...

Cisgenic potatoes do not provide a different soil life than classically bred potatoes. This is evident from a study by German, Irish and Wageningen researchers. The researchers planted two potato varieties on ...

With friendly weather lots of fertilizer is being applied to farm fields. Our part time help has returned to work on the ‘honey-do’ list. Dad and I have slipped in a couple ...

Agronico is a proud family owned business, based in the small Tasmanian town of Spreyton. Agronico was formed in 1985 by agronomist Julian Shaw (BAgrSc) who with 9 years prior experience working for ...

In order to propose a credible alternative to intensive agriculture (a model inherited from the 1960s with disastrous environmental consequences), drone startups are developing unmanned machines, using cutting-edge technologies to help farmers ...

Once harvest is over, most farmers are ready for a well-deserved break.  However, the to-do list still includes fall field work and completing end-of-season maintenance on your irrigation systems. For many growers, ...

BLACKVILLE – Irrigation is an important tool that likely has been used in agriculture for about as long as humans have been cultivating plants, but just how much water is enough? Researchers ...

The Wayside, just off the Heyburn exit, serves a decent burger and killer apple pie. It’s packed in here, as it is every day at noon, but it’s still one of those ...

Eric Anderson, Senior Agronomist at Scottish Agronomy looks at some key issues to be thinking about ahead of potato storage this autumn. For seed, using positive ventilation is accepted as best practice.  ...

“How can we increase farmer adoption of new innovations?” A question that continues to challenge policy-makers, technology developers and the research community, and probably the one the Agri-TechE team is asked most ...

Nutrient management is the key to sound agronomic practices and how those practices affect crop production and the environment. Food and agriculture together is the top industry in Ohio, and it employs ...

Data-driven decisions based on weather information are helping East Anglian farms cut the cost and environmental impact of crop spraying – with the help of a new free-to-use sensor network. Norwich-based machinery ...

From comprehensive ag tech consulting to robotic specialization and support, dealers and industry experts share their vision for how opportunities and objectives will change. Asking dealers to dust of their crystal ball ...

Savvy agronomy is one of the best returns on money, according to Iain Wilson, who saved his salary in inputs in his first year as Farm Manager at Tulloch Farms near Laurencekirk. ...

Sowing wildflowers into potato crops could reduce aphid-carried viruses and offer an alternative to declining access to insecticides for growers. In Scotland, trials are being carried out to discover the effectiveness of ...

Gain a Deeper View Understanding what’s happening under the ground is critical for many industries. Current solutions for measuring environmental data are primarily based on often-inefficient wired technology, or on expensive & ...

As farmers continue to struggle with labor shortages, technology steps in with innovative tools to help bridge the gap. The United Nations estimates the world’s population will expand to nearly 10 billion ...

Global players and farmers around the world are committed to meeting the needs of growing populations by producing more, using less land and fewer resources, and implementing sustainable agriculture practices. Such practices ...